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Jackson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Jackson Middle in San Antonio, TX, serves 640 students in grades 6-8 within the North East Independent School District (Isd), a mid-sized campus where about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Jackson Middle faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates are dramatically lower than state averages—for example, only 8.2% of 7th graders were proficient in math compared to the state's 29.41%. However, the school shows a surprising strength in Algebra I, consistently outperforming the state average, which suggests a highly effective program for advanced students. This "Algebra I paradox" indicates a two-tiered system where resources may be concentrated on top performers, leaving the majority behind. The school's performance for low-income students has also declined sharply, dropping to the 13th percentile statewide. While Jackson Middle has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1—better than nearby Nimitz Middle (16.5:1) and Eisenhower Middle (17.1:1)—this advantage hasn't translated into better outcomes. In contrast, Alamo Heights J H, just 4.59 miles away in the top-ranked Alamo Heights Independent School District (Isd), has proficiency rates often double or triple those at Jackson Middle, highlighting stark differences in resources and demographics.

Despite these struggles, Jackson Middle maintains a low dropout rate of 1.5%, below the district average, suggesting the school is effective at keeping students engaged. The school's inconsistent subgroup performance—with relative strength for Special Education students (41st percentile) but a dramatic decline for Gifted and Talented students (from the 89th to 35th percentile)—points to potential staffing or programming changes. For parents, the key takeaway is that Jackson Middle needs a comprehensive overhaul of its general math curriculum and targeted support for its economically disadvantaged students to leverage its favorable class sizes and retention rates into real academic growth.

640

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,634

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4538 Vance Jackson Rd
San Antonio, TX 78230-5380

(210) 356-4400

District: North East Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jackson Middle usually attend:

High:

Legacy Of Educational Excellence High School

Feeder schools for Jackson Middle:

Elementary:	Castle Hills Elementary
	Colonial Hills Elementary
	Dellview Elementary
	Oak Meadow Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.5%

White:

10.8%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

1,853^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 12Middle Schools in the North East Independent School District (Isd)

408^th of 951North East Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1853 of 2335	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1861 of 2344	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1686 of 2372	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1517 of 2330	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1319 of 2254	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1699 of 2252	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1339 of 2193	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	1256 of 2080	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	1104 of 2027	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.2	985 of 1987	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	1142 of 2043	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	1099 of 1987	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	1157 of 1973	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	962 of 1951	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	806 of 1895	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.4	851 of 1803	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	739 of 1763	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	426 of 1718	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	62.9	617 of 1684	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.1	717 of 1585	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.1	595 of 1582	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.7	278 of 1573	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1108 of 1295	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	620 of 997	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	771 of 1280	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	768 of 1273	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	854 of 1251	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	640 of 1213	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	680 of 1193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	563 of 1167	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	599 of 617	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	1041 of 2182	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	1592 of 2118	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1005 of 2058	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	1190 of 2008	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	895 of 1390	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1267 of 1428	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1548 of 1770	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1162 of 1720	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	871 of 1643	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	1174 of 1592	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	708 of 1445	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	769 of 1376	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1709 of 2240	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	1317 of 1825	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1301 of 2242	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1394 of 2241	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1248 of 2221	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1612 of 2151	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1375 of 2047	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1253 of 2008	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	977 of 1497	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	758 of 1230	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.2	168 of 1481	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	553 of 1488	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	557 of 1501	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	333 of 1446	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	518 of 1430	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1716 of 2141	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1369 of 1731	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1358 of 2119	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1314 of 2116	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	1059 of 2077	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1563 of 2043	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1115 of 1935	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1079 of 1895	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	1969 of 2253	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1549 of 1820	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1631 of 2235	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1629 of 2251	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1059 of 2220	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	1705 of 2172	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1369 of 2073	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1353 of 2039	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	1948 of 2253	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1549 of 1818	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1643 of 2246	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1479 of 2245	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1340 of 2228	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1680 of 2168	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1208 of 2069	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1230 of 2030	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	648 of 806	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	1150 of 1956	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	492 of 1568	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	1005 of 1891	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	600 of 1815	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	765 of 1757	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	1097 of 1712	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	675 of 1626	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	821 of 1597	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1088 of 1731	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	711 of 1439	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	780 of 1733	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	825 of 1749	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	954 of 1723	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1190 of 1700	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	587 of 1684	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	697 of 1673	58.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile~ school

African American (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I56%~ state avg

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

Social Studies15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	4538 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-4400	640	45	14.1	74.8%	69 (10.8%)	36 (5.6%)	496 (77.5%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	25.9	1853^rd of 2335 public middle schools	20.6%		26.1	1861^st of 2344 public middle schools	20.6%	8					55.9				33.0	39.7	48.0				14.0	8.2	46.4	14.9	$13,634
Nimitz Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5426 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-5300	995	60	16.5	66.6%	129 (13.0%)	30 (3.0%)	802 (80.6%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.1%)	30.8	1690^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.6%		33.8	1595^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.0%	95					55.6				47.4	46.1	46.5				24.1	0.8	29.6	23.5	$10,414
Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	8231 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-3500	951	56	17.1	66.7%	138 (14.5%)	48 (5.0%)	721 (75.8%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	32.5	1643^rd of 2335 public middle schools	29.6%		27.7	1809^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.8%	166					61.9				42.9	44.4	51.8				28.7	6.8	29.0	26.7	$9,297
Alter Middle	Public	6-8	4311 Clear Springs Dr	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-7400	67	82	.8	83.6%	7 (10.4%)	12 (17.9%)	47 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$34,470
Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Edison Dr	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9755	656	46	14.3	89.2%	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	636 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	13	2203^rd of 2335 public middle schools	5.7%		11.8	2207^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.8%	4					86.3				28.8	29.2	36.9				16.5	8.3	13.7	12.3	$11,201
Hobby Middle	Public	6-8	11843 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6300	1,094	75	14.5	68.3%	187 (17.1%)	117 (10.7%)	652 (59.6%)	68 (6.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	57.1	840^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.0%		47.1	1166^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.3%	326					88.8				57.8	53.3	62.4				41.9	10.9	58.8	31.4	$11,588
Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1130 E Sunshine Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6520	597	42	14.1	91.3%	14 (2.3%)	21 (3.5%)	551 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15.1	2153^rd of 2335 public middle schools	7.8%		9.9	2231^st of 2344 public middle schools	4.8%	78					82.4				32.3	34.1	33.0				24.6	6.3	18.5	9.6	$14,605
Neff Middle	Public	6-8	5227 Evers Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4100	810	65	12.4	75.3%	53 (6.5%)	82 (10.1%)	626 (77.3%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	22.6	1979^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.2%		17.6	2083^rd of 2344 public middle schools	11.1%	104					59.8				42.7	33.3	34.4				15.6	7.4	20.9	29.5	$11,686
Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	11937 Ih 10 W	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-2070	65	15	4.3	67.7%	6 (9.2%)	5 (7.7%)	52 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)																			$34,485
Agnes Cotton Academy	Public, Charter	3-8	1616 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9780	455	34	13.4	89.7%	22 (4.8%)	7 (1.5%)	424 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64	655^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.9%		54.9	921^st of 2344 public middle schools	60.7%	266	60.0	46.7	40.0	60.0	100.0	51.9	57.8	68.5	51.9	54.4	61.9	41.8	65.8	56.6	36.7	32.5	83.3	47.6	$9,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Middle

What high school do graduates of Jackson Middle attend?

Students who attend Jackson Middle usually go on to attend Legacy Of Educational Excellence High School

How many students attend Jackson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Jackson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Middle?

Students at Jackson Middle are 78% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Jackson Middle in?

North East Independent School District (Isd)

Is Jackson Middle a good school?

Jackson Middle ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Texas middle schools.

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